Author: Vladimir Pyatsky
Translation: Natasha Tsimbler
I met Ilya Yakovlevich in January 2012. Our acquaintance was brief, lasting just one week. Shortly after, he was hospitalized and soon left this earthly world at the age of 86.
He was mostly capable of taking care of himself, requiring only occasional assistance. He needed minor help with showering and a little support while walking. He read a lot. The last time I saw him, he was carefully dismantling a faulty electric lamp.
Ilya Yakovlevich had worked for many years as a physics teacher at a specialized school for physics and mathematics. He took immense pride in the remarkable number of his students who went on to earn PhDs in Physics and Mathematics.
During one of our walks, he gave me a brilliant lecture on the states of matter, deepening my understanding of the properties of plasma with a clarity and elegance that left me in awe.
One particular topic in our conversations stirred a profound reaction in him, and he urged me to take notes on his own formulation of the Theory of God:
Postulate 1: The entire space of the universe is filled with a thinking field. This, he stated, is evidenced by the phenomenon of clairvoyance. The human mind has a kind of “fuse” that protects the brain from the overwhelming burden of cosmic knowledge. However, clairvoyants, for various reasons, have greater access to this universal “computer”.
Postulate 2: The ability to predict the future is based on the fact that the system of life consists of a set of identical particles – humans. These particles, being complex and capable of thought, require a mathematical apparatus that is even more sophisticated than the one for the theory of probability. The universal computer – God – has already created and uses such a theory of prediction.
He illustrated his theory with a story in which he managed to avoid disaster: once, while standing at a street corner and looking at a poster, he suddenly heard a clear inner command telling him to move away. Moments later, a car sped through the exact spot on the sidewalk.
After presenting his theory, Ilya Yakovlevich said that it gave him a profound sense of clarity about the meaning of life.
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Author: Vladimir Pyatsky
Translation: Natasha Tsimbler
I met Ilya Yakovlevich in January 2012. Our acquaintance was brief, lasting just one week. Shortly after, he was hospitalized and soon left this earthly world at the age of 86.
He was mostly capable of taking care of himself, requiring only occasional assistance. He needed minor help with showering and a little support while walking. He read a lot. The last time I saw him, he was carefully dismantling a faulty electric lamp.
Ilya Yakovlevich had worked for many years as a physics teacher at a specialized school for physics and mathematics. He took immense pride in the remarkable number of his students who went on to earn PhDs in Physics and Mathematics.
During one of our walks, he gave me a brilliant lecture on the states of matter, deepening my understanding of the properties of plasma with a clarity and elegance that left me in awe.
One particular topic in our conversations stirred a profound reaction in him, and he urged me to take notes on his own formulation of the Theory of God:
Postulate 1: The entire space of the universe is filled with a thinking field. This, he stated, is evidenced by the phenomenon of clairvoyance. The human mind has a kind of “fuse” that protects the brain from the overwhelming burden of cosmic knowledge. However, clairvoyants, for various reasons, have greater access to this universal “computer”.
Postulate 2: The ability to predict the future is based on the fact that the system of life consists of a set of identical particles – humans. These particles, being complex and capable of thought, require a mathematical apparatus that is even more sophisticated than the one for the theory of probability. The universal computer – God – has already created and uses such a theory of prediction.
He illustrated his theory with a story in which he managed to avoid disaster: once, while standing at a street corner and looking at a poster, he suddenly heard a clear inner command telling him to move away. Moments later, a car sped through the exact spot on the sidewalk.
After presenting his theory, Ilya Yakovlevich said that it gave him a profound sense of clarity about the meaning of life.
